2016 Postmortem

SheilaT

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16. The approval process is the primary process.

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 09:49 PM

Jul 2016

Anyone can declare he or she wants to run. Other than fulfilling the Constitutional requirement of citizenship, age, and length or residence in the country, there's nothing else a person needs to do. Other than run and win enough primaries and caucuses.

So how in the world was the Donald supposed to have been "vetted"? How would the Republicans have stopped him from running?

Similarly, there were many who thought Hillary should sail through the primary season completely unchallenged, and a lot of people were very unhappy when that didn't happen. Well, once again there's no a priori requirements to run.

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did the RNC vet Trump at all? [View all] Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 OP

Since a person doesn't have to ask permission of the party SheilaT Jul 2016 #1

Exactly. LisaL Jul 2016 #5

what? There must be some approval process required to get on the GOP ballot Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #9

The approval process is the primary process. SheilaT Jul 2016 #16

I'm beginning to think the extent of his 'vetting' Cirque du So-What Jul 2016 #2

LOL! Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #7

I don't even think he got his rabies shots, either meow2u3 Jul 2016 #10

No, but you better bet Cirque du So-What Jul 2016 #13

Maybe they found lots of other problems with all the candidates mdbl Jul 2016 #3

RNC...and mainline republicans saw trump running as a whim... beachbumbob Jul 2016 #4

No, for some reason?, all Republicans were afraid to ask questions.Even his 18 opponents quit early Sunlei Jul 2016 #6

very odd, isn't it? Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #8

Real question is whether anyone vetted Manafort and his "assistants" Justice Jul 2016 #11

good point Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #15

The rnc lost control months ago RonniePudding Jul 2016 #12

Vetting is what you do with applicants and supplicants. Orsino Jul 2016 #14

he won because he got most votes . RNC would have had to go against them if they denied him JI7 Jul 2016 #17